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Lev Davidovich Landau (Russian: Лев Дави́дович Ланда́у; 22 January 1908 – 1 April 1968) was a Soviet physicist who made fundamental contributions to many areas of theoretical physics.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1962 was awarded to Lev Davidovich Landau "for his pioneering theories for condensed matter, especially liquid helium"
Lev Davidovich Landau was a Soviet theoretical physicist, one of the founders of the quantum theory of condensed matter whose pioneering research in this field was recognized with the 1962 Nobel Prize for Physics.
Lev Davidovich Landau. The Nobel Prize in Physics 1962. Born: 22 January 1908, Baku, Russian Empire (now Azerbaijan) Died: 1 April 1968, Moscow, USSR (now Russia) Affiliation at the time of the award: Academy of Sciences, Moscow, USSR (now Russia) Prize motivation: “for his pioneering theories for condensed matter, especially liquid helium”
Lev Landau was an Azerbaijan-born mathematician who made fundamental discoveries in theoretical physics. He won the Nobel prize for his theory of superfluidity. View ten larger pictures. Biography. Lev Landau's mother, Lyubov Veniaminovna Harkavi (1876-1941), had trained in medicine and she had undertaken work in physiology.
The winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics, Professor Lev Davidovic Landau at Moscow University, was born in Baku, 1908. His mathematical talents appeared at a very early age and at the age of 14 he began his studies at the University of Leningrad.
Lev Landau, (born Jan. 22, 1908, Baku, Azerbaijan, Russian Empire—died April 1, 1968, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.), Soviet physicist. After graduating from Leningrad State University, he studied at Niels Bohr ’s institute in Copenhagen.
Feb 1, 2004 · On 1 April, Lev Davidovich Landau, Soviet Nobel Prize winner, died in Moscow at the age of 60. He had never fully recovered from injuries sustained in an automobile accident six years ago. Landau was born on 22 January 1908 in the city of Baku on the Caspian Sea.
Lev Davidovich Landau, one of the world’s greatest and most versatile physicists, was born in Baku, Azerbaijan, Russia on January 22, 1908. He studied physics at Baku University and in Leningrad and graduated in 1927.
Lev Davidovich Landau - Magnet Academy. While growing up in the Soviet Union, Lev Landau was so far ahead of his classmates that he was ready to begin college at age 13. His parents noticed a particular gift for math in their young son, who was considered a prodigy.
